I went and practiced all day Friday. After finalizing the clutch, 2-speed and engine settings the car was a missile. I was able to really throw the car into the corners and maintain gobs of corner speed.

Btw- Nova Rossi NS12S3A1 is a screamer. 41,000 RPM feels more like 50,000

I went and practiced all day Friday. After finalizing the clutch, 2-speed and engine settings the car was a missile. I was able to really throw the car into the corners and maintain gobs of corner speed.

Btw- Nova Rossi NS12S3A1 is a screamer. 41,000 RPM feels more like 50,000

Sounds like a problem with the Australian hobby shops and distributors.

Well, it's sad to say, but for some reason, it's a huge problem in europe too.

I've been waiting for some common parts for a half a year. I've talked to several LHS' around here, and they all claim HPI Europe. The rumour says it's because HPI Europe are going for the bigger markets, that is 2-3 specific countries in europe, where the RC market is bigger than in the rest of europe.

Of course I cant know if this rumour is true or not. But when I look at the HPI product line and marketing in general, I believe that HPI are going for the money.

It's not up to me to decide if this is wrong or right, but a simple fact is, that I wont buy a car which I cant get parts for.

Let me just say one thing about HPi this time around- they are stepping it up in my opinion. I was very pleased to see they showed up for Cleveland this year. It shows me they are truly interested in doing things the right way. When I had the original Pro, i called the factory to get some advice for carpet racing. The answer was "make it stiff and low. We really don't do any carpet racing.." That didn't help a lot. The fact that they are now looking into all the aspects of racing says a lot about their commitment to development. I don't think they did as much for the pro3 as they are doing now.

Id love to comment further on this matter but it is not my area. I work in R&D, not sales. But I will see if I can get any answers.

That would be nice. People around here are pretty p..... of, after waiting for common parts like belts for a half a year and sometimes even more. There's only a few HPI's at our track by now. 3 years ago, there were HPI domination by 90% +.

Personally, I got a soft spot for HPI. Nice cars, which are entertaining to drive, durable and they use to have good parts support.

I do know this is a Pro4 thread, but I believe part support is a very important parameter, when choosing a car. So, I hope HPI will back up the Pro4 with good parts support. I believe the Pro4 deserves it.

If you look at the EVO 3 and SD's motor mount, they have different ideas on how to compensate the torque effect. EVO 3 actually has a slight gap between the chassis and motor mount. On the contrary, SD install another screw to secure the mount. I wonder will HPI adopt the Tamiya's concept or not.